NGC 1659
NGC 1659 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Eridanus. Some key stats include:
NGC: | NGC 1659 |
Type: | galaxy |
Galaxy type: | spiral |
Galaxy morph class: | Sbc |
Constellation: | Eridanus |
Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
V-magnitude (visual): | 12.5 |
B-magnitude (blue): | 13.2 |
J-magnitude (IR): | 10.8 |
H-magnitude (IR): | |
K-magnitude (IR): | 10.1 |
Right Ascension: | 04:46:29.95 |
Declination: | -04:47:19.60 |
Major axis: | 1.5 ' |
Minor axis: | 0.94 ' |
Angle (major axis): | 51° |
Radial velocity: | 4532 km/s |
Redshift: | 0.015234 |
Right Ascension units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination units = DD:MM:SS.SS
PN = planetary nebula